We had a short workshop on Wednesday afternoon about teaching. It was a good review. For those who haven't had formal educational classes, it was a great introduction to Bloom's Taxonomy and the various levels of learning. Basically, there are 6 main levels: Knowledge, Comprehension, Application, Analysis, Synthesis, and Evaluation. Most teaching is done on the first two levels peaking at the level of Application (in our case, using English in conversations and writing). The problem is we need to strive for a higher level of thinking (or a "deeper level of thinking" whichever word imagery you prefer). I had just happened to go over these with my students this morning and it felt strange getting it that afternoon (but most teachers haven't been exposed to this so it was really good).
That is not the bad part. That was good. The rain and thunderstorm that started mid-way through the workshop was the bad part. It is just nasty muddy when it rains around here! Basically, count on getting wet and terribly muddy if it rains. Everything gets covered in mud. That's the bad part!
The good part: The weather then cooled off! It felt really great and cool for the rest of the day! OH AMAZING GREAT WEATHER! It was around 70F and even the next morning it was cooler with some gusts of hot air in the wind.
THEN... back to the bad! The next day after lunch, it was hot and MUGGY like it has never been before! UGH! So, back to the heat... and sweating... and general misery of hot season.
I can't tell if I want it to rain again or not?
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